Hair-cutter



A. PFEIFER.

HAIR CUTTER.

APPUQATION FILED SEPT. 8. 1919.

1,337,263. Patented Apr. 20, 1920.

ADOLPH PFEIFER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HAIR-CUTTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

:Patented Apr. 2o, 1920.

Apvpncanonpaiea september s, i919. serial No. 322,547.

To all whom #mag/,concerm Be it knownthat- I, ADoLrH Prnirnn, a subjectof the present. Government of Russia, residing at Chicago,-in the countyof Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Hair-Cutters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in hair cutters and one of theobjects of the invention is to combine in a single machine or device acomb and cutting mechanism, such as shears, and by means of the use ofwhich device a person will be enabled to safely cut or trim his ownhair.

A further object is to provide an im proved device of this character inwhich the shears or cutter operates in a plane arranged at asubstantially right angle to the plane of the teeth of the comb wherebythe user will be enabled to regulate or gage the length of thev hair orthe amount to be cnt by simply tilting the combvand consequently thecutter, thereby dispensing with the necessity and. inconvenience ofmanipulating or setting adjusting screws or parts.

To the attainment of these ends and the accomplishment of other new anduseful objects as will appear, the invention consists in the features ofnovelty in substantially the construction, combination and arrangementof the several parts, hereinafter more fully described and claimed and'shown in the accompanying drawing illustrating this invention, and inwhich;

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an improved device of this characterembodying this invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail sectional view taken on line 3 3, Fig. 2. jv

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view taken on line 11H1, Fig.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5 5, Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on line 6 6, Fig. 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawing the devicey consistsessentially-of a body portion 10 ofa comb-likeJ structure provided witha handle 11 and comb teeth 12, all constructed of any desired sir/.e andconfiguration and of any suitable material. At the rear of the teeth 12is arranged a cutting blade 13 which is supported in any suitablemanner, but preferably is arranged and is ting edge 15 thereof willproject slightly adjacent a slot 14 in the'body portion 10 secured inposition so that thc cutabove the plane of the teeth. 12. Any desirednumber ot' teeth may be provided and the length of the cutter 13 iscontrolled by the number of teeth, the cutter being of such a length asto extend the entire length of the teeth. A coperating cutter blade 1Gis pivotally mounted by one end at 17 so as to coperate withthe blade155. The blade 16 and the blade 13 are held in position in any suitablemanner between depending ears 18-19; preferably by means of a fasteningbolt 2O which passes through the cars 1S--19, the blade 13 and the blade16 and forms a pivot for the end 17 of the blade 16. The opposite end ofthe blade 13 secured by means of a suitable fastening bolt 21 betweensimilar ears 22 and if desired a spacing device 23 may be providedbetween the blade and one of the ears 22.

. "With this construction it willbe manifest the forefinger upon thehandle 12 and oper-` ating the blade 16 against the stress of acontrolling spring 25, which latter tends .normally to separate theblades 13s-16. A

suitable guide 26 may be provided for the blade 16 preferably in theform of a tubular element having a slot y 27 therethrough, through whichthe blade 16l passes, and ar ranged within this element 26 is the spring25 which preferably rests-upon the closed bottom 28 or a shoulder at thebottom of the element 26.

It will thus be seen that by grasping the device in the manner alreadydescribed, and operating the same in the manner in which an ordinarycomb is used, the hair will pass between the teeth and by positioningthe device so that the ends of the hair will pass between theblades13-16, it will be manifest that by operating the blades 16 bydepressing the handle 24, the ends of the hair will be cut off.

The length of the hair or the amount to be out oft' may be readilycontrolled by tilting the body 10 so as to change the angle ofinclination of the teeth 12 with respect to the head.

It desired suitable guides 29 may be provided preferably adjacent thepivot of the blade 16 and between which guides the blade passes. Theseguides are arranged adjacent the edges of the opening 141 and may beconnected by means of a connecting bolt 3() which `when adjusted willtend to draw the guides 29 together or permit them to separate so as toadjust the blade 16 with respect to the blade 13.

While the preferred form of the invention 'has been herein shown anddescribed it is to be understood that many changes may be made in thedetails of construction and in the combination and arrangement of theseveral parts within the scope of the claims, without departing from thespirit of this invention.

What is claimed as new isz- `1. A lhair cutter embodying a comb likestructure, a cutting blade mounted for pivotal movement at the rear ofthe teeth of the comb and operating in a plane at a substantially rightangle to the plane of the teeth. and means whereby the blade may beoperated.

2. A hair cutter embodying a comb like strutture, shear blades at therear ofthe teeth of the comb, one of said blades being stationary, andmeans for operating the other blade, said blades being disposed tooperatein a plane at a substantially right angle to the plane of thecomb teeth.

3. A hair cutter embodying a comb ylike structure, sheer blades at therear of the teeth ofthe comb, one of said blades being stationary, meansfor operating the other blade, said blades being disposed to operate ina plane at aV substantially right angle to 5. A hair cutter embodying acomb like structure, shear blades arranged at the rear of the teeth ofthe comb, one ofsaid blades being stationary, lthe other blade beingpivotally mounted by one end, said pivoted blade operating -in a planeat a substantially right angle to the plane of the comb teeth, meanstending normally to separate the blades, means whereby the pivoted blademay be operated against the stress of the last recited means and a guidefor guiding the pivotal movement of the movable blade.

6. A hair cutter embodying a comb like structure, shear blades arrangedat the rear ol' the teeth of the comb, one of said blades beingstationary, the other blade being pivotally mounted by bne end, saidpivoted blade operating in a plane at a substantially right angle to theplane of the comb teeth, means tending normally to separate the blades,means whereby the pivoted blade may be operated against the stress ofthe last recited means, and a guide 'for guiding the movement of thepivoted blade and within which guide the lirst recited means is located.

7. A hair cutter embodying a comb like structure having a handle, ashear like `structure supported thereby adjacent the rear of the combteeth. one of said blades being stationary, the other blade operating ina plane at a substantially right angle to the plane of the comb teeth,the last said blade having a v handle adjacent the first recited handle,and means tending normally to separate the blades.

8,-A hair cutter embodying a comb like structure having a handle. `ashear like structure supported thereby adjacent to the rear ofthe combteeth, one of said blades being stationary, the other blade operating ina plane at a substantially right angle to the plane of the comb teeth,the last said blade having a handle adjacent the first recited handle,means tending normally to separate the blades, and a guide adjacent thehandle of the movable blade for guiding the said blade.

9. A hair cutter embodying a comb like structure having a handle. ashear like structure supported thereby adjacent the rear of the combteeth, one of said blades being stationary, the other blade operating ina plane at a substantially right angle to the plane of the comb teeth,the last said blade having a handle adjacent the first recited handle,means tending normally to separate the blades, and means for laterallyadjusting the blades one with relation to the other.

10. A hair cutter embodying a comb like structure having a handle, ashearlike structure supported thereby adjacent the rear vof the combteeth, one of said Yblades beingstationary, the other blade operating ina plane at a substantially right angle to the plane of the comb teeth,the last said blade having a handle adjacent the first recited handle,means tending normally to separate the blades, and means adjacent thepivot of the blade for laterally adjusting the blades one with relationto the other.

n 11. A hair cutter embodying a comb like structure having a handle. ashear like structure supported thereby adjacent the rear of the combteeth, one of said blades being stationary, the other blade operating ina plane `at a substantially right angle to the plane of the comb teeth,the last said blade having a handle adjacent the first recited handle,means tending normally to separate the blades, and means adjacent thepivot of the blade for laterally adjusting the blades one with relationto the other, the last recited means also operating as a guide for themovement of the pivoted blade.

l2. A hair cutter embodying a comb like structure, shear blades adjacentthe rear of the teeth of the comb, one of said blades being stationary,means for operating the other blade, said blades being disposed tooperate in a plane at a substantially right angle to the plane of theteeth, and means for removably securing the blades in p0- sition.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification on this6th day of September, A. D. 1919.

ADOLPH PFEIFER.

